Description
Delicious Medjool dates stuffed with dark chocolate and nuts, sprinkled with sea salt for a perfect treat.
Ingredients
Scale
- 10 large Medjool dates (pitted)
- ½ cup high-quality dark chocolate (70% cocoa or more)
- ¼ cup chopped almonds or walnuts (optional)
- ¼ tsp sea salt
Instructions
- Prepare your ingredients: Pitted Medjool dates, a mixing bowl for optional fillings, parchment paper for cleanup, and a microwave-safe bowl.
- Melt the dark chocolate in the microwave in short intervals of 30 seconds, stirring until smooth.
- Make a lengthwise slit in each date, opening it like a treasure chest.
- If using nuts, fill each date with either whole or chopped pieces. Drizzle melted chocolate into each date’s opening.
- Place stuffed dates on parchment paper and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to set.
- Sprinkle with sea salt before serving.
Notes
- Make sure to pit the dates before starting.
- Feel free to mix different nuts for a variation.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-cook
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 date
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 19g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 0mg